Where does “Klack” come from?

Klack (Luxembourgish) comes from Old High German klocca, from Proto-West Germanic *klokkā, from Medieval Latin clocca, from Old Irish cloc, from Proto-Celtic klokkos, from Proto-Indo-European klēg-.

Klack (Luxembourgish): bell; money

Definitions

  1. bell; money

Ancestry of “Klack”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germankloccabell; clock
2Proto-West Germanic*klokkābell
3Medieval Latincloccabell; travelers' cape, literally “a bell”, so...
4Old Irishclocbell; clock
5Proto-Celticklokkosbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanklēg-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European klēg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klokkos →Every word from Old Irish cloc →